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The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02


THE latest and most exciting boom
in this highly favored country is re-
ported from Arizona, where it is al
legged that recent earthquakes have
turned the earth inside out and re-
vealed ribs of gold where before moth
ing but sunburnt rocks and hard baked
soil was seen. But as nobody appears
to have witnessed this phenomenal
transformation, and as everybody is
too much afraid of seismic perturba-
lions to rush into their presence,
cautious readers will feel disposed to
patiently abide combinations of the
aural prodigies that have been so am
biguously reported. Nevertheless, as
''GOd moves in mysterious way, his
wonders to perform we must not be
so ebstinately incredulous as to deny
the possibility of such developments,
especially in view of the recent astoun-
ding proofs in the natural gas regions
of the boundless capacities of nature
when she makes supreme effort to dc
anything out of the realms of the ordi
nary
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02
ORR NAILS.

The EMPoRIA NEWS enters another
protest against the delayed mails from
Kansas City. Its arguments are strong
and unanswerable-K. G. Times.
Yes, we do protest, and if all the
newspapers in Kansas will only join in
the protest and give our senators and
congressman to understand that unless
matters are mended and some capable
man is put in the place Of the wooden
headed Warfield, who evidently has it
in for Kansas, the people will select
men to fill their places, and an improve
ment may possibly be had. The editor
of this paper yesterday interviewed
Hon. Geo. johnson, member OF the
state legislature from this district,
on the subject, and he emphatically
states that Warfield is the man who is
responsible for the whole business. MI.
johnson says he has letters from both
of the Missouri senators West and
COckrell) stating that this man War
fields recommendations adversely on
the application for more men and car
room was the sole cause why Kansas
was not better served. These
letters have been promised
us by Mr.. johnson on his
next trip to town, and we propose to
publish them. Our senators and con-
gressmen seem to have plenty of infu-
ence at Washington under certain cir
cumstances, but in this case there
seems to be either no influence or no
effort. Every day mails are carried by
Emporia and returned when most con-
venient, and this when several fast
trains pass here each day without a
mail Car attached. This can and
should be remedied.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02
READING NEWS.

MAY 31.-The G. A. r. Post, No
295, had a Memorial sermon Sunday
forenoon at the M. E. church, and on
Monday afternoon held the Memorial
service. The Grafton was delivered by
Rev. D. F. HoltZ and was excellent.
The cause and origin of the war was
referred to in a plain and unpreju-
diced manner. The singing was by a
chorus of young Misses and well rem
dered. After the service at the church
the members of the post and citizens
marched to the cemetery and decorated
the soldiers graves.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Fl, Severy are again
away from home, but that is nothing
new.
While the rain did much good to our
growing crops, still some are blowing
up their oat fields and planting with
corn. The chinch bug has been plenty
and destructive.
Stock water is again scarce and more
wells are being dug, all from the fact
that the land is all fenced in
along the streams and 1t is something
new to Kansas farmers to have to
water cattle from wells. They will be
better prepared when the next drouth
comes. Corn looks well for the time of
wear.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02


Further Facts Developed Ceaeern-
Ing the Mysterious Murder Near
Bakers Ford
With promptitude not at all times
characteristic of the development of
criminal offenses, clue has been found
to the perpetrator of the murder of the
unknown man found in the Cotton
wood river at Bakers ford. Yesterday
Mr.. Manning, living west of the city,
found lot of straw or corn leaves in
such quantities as may have been used
to cover the bed of wagon, lying in
his pasture close to the hedge which
separates the field from the road. The
leaves were soaked and clotted with
blood to such an extent that The cattle
in the field beloved and acted excited.
These traces were found by Mr.. Man
ming while trimming his hedge yester-
day. Among the leaves was found a
small ball such as is used by children in
playing and near by were found jug,
crock, knife, a shot pouch and a
Kansas City Star dated April 25.
Sheriff White has been active in
the search for traces of the party or
parties who committed the crime, and
has already developed the following
facts: That on the night of Wednesday
May Is, aman with a covered wagon,
travelling on the Burlingame road, had
been making inquiries along as to the
direction of the Cottonwood river and
where he could ford. The next morn
ing at Stafford this same person left a
mess chest, which was stained with
blood, and went on west. Rumors are
also heard of the same team early or
Wednesday travelling toward Emporia
with two men in the box, one of whom
eorresponded with the general descrip
ton of the murdered man. There wa;
only one man in the seat of the wager
when the inquiries were made as to the
direction of the Cottonwood river.
The theory developed by the police il
this: That the man was murdered some
where between Duck creek and Empo
ria, either while the parties were il
camp or in the wagon; that after TIT
deed was committed the body was con
cealed in the bottom of the wagon OF
the bed of corn leaves where it blet
profusely. On reaching the Cotton
wood it was thrown in and the muir
derer proceeded to clean the wager
bed, driving back up the lant
a little ways and throwing
the leaves over the hedge, theI
driving down to the river again anC
cleaning the wagon bed, first remov
ing the articles in the wagon and theI
washing it out. 1t is further presumed
that in his haste to get away he neg
1ected to replace the articles which
were found near the river bank not ia
from the place where the body wa
found and where the blood STAINED
leaves were thrown. It is also though
that the parties must be from Missouri
as it is peculiar to people from tina
state to gather corn leaves and ii,
them in bundles, such as were found il
Mr.. Manning's pasture, to use for fod
der during journey OF any distance
A sort of description of the man WIN
drove the team is in the hands of tn,
sheriff, but it is not thought expedien
to publish it for q few days yet.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

OUR esteemed Kansas republican ex-
changes come To us freighted with MANY
valuable ideas on many interesting ton
les bat IN the vast desert of nothing-
ness which characteriZes the review Of
MI. ingalls, Abilene speech there is a
silence in which the dropping of a min
c Times.
IL is little too bad that Kansas re-
publican newspapers fail to fall into
Inc with the Times in abuse of Ingalls,.
But as general thing, people are
judged by the company they keep. The
Times always has a good word to saw
for its friends and bad word for its
enemies. The good words, we notice
are generally for ex-rebeIs and their
associates, and the bad words for ex-
union soldiers and their friends. Astbe
Times takes much satisfaction in abus-
ing our senior senator, we guess that
Should be pretty good reason for Kan
sas republicans to class him with them
selves. AT any rate, he is good repub-
lean enough for us, without any ifs or
ands.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

FAIRCHILD, the new secretary of the
treasury, is a young man, being only
40. The scale of youth has been moved
up, so that a man who lives decently is
not considered old before he has reached
the age of 50 or 40. The human heart
is never old so long as one has hope
and faces forward. Old age comes
with the backward look and dead and
diving hopes.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

taken with chills.an fever, which has
settled down into severe attack of
malarial fever arising from the condi-
ton Of the cell which he occupies. Its
dampness and darkness and poor VEN
tilation all combined to cause sickness.
These, together with the weakness
caused by loss of blood from his at
tempt at suicide, make his tenure on
life extremely uncertain and it is feared
that unless he is removed from the
present unhealthy quarters his sickness
NAV result seriously.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

CHICAGO, ILL., June l. iSol
HoGs-Receipts, 1.900; market STEADY; light,
430Q460: rough packing, ScSg4s09;s mi mlx sa
CATTLE-Reeeipts, 100; market stronger;
beeves. S4.4O9Ai0: COWS, 210936os stockers
and feeders, 2-15G364
10 TO 15c lower: common to choice, eSu8G4-4O
WHEAz-Market stronger: No RED, casn,
Ssc. July, 663kc: August, 63Sc-
CORx-MaFket hFmers No cash, axe;
July 3askcs August, Al.
OATS-Market firm: No. cash. = S-sec:
July, y il-l6c; August, 261Sc-
WHfsKY-GI-10.
August, e6e71s.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

1t is now decided that Cleveland is
to visit st. Louis on the occasion of the
reunion of the Grand Army of the Re
public, without any invitation from
the boys who wore the blue, and much
discomfort is being expressed by the
latter, especially by parties in the east.
The feeling in this state is also extreme
ly bitter against the pension bill veto
er, and many who intended to go to st.
Louis will now remain Mt home. It
would serve the citizens of st. Louis
and his copperhead excellency Just
about right were he to be treated to a
storm OF misses when he forces his un-
welcome presence on those whom he
has treated SO scurvily.
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At 81 AuiA

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, June I, 1887.
CATTLE-Receipts l. 800 head: market strong
choice heavy native steers, -. 40D4!65; butch
ers' steers SS6004 %: Texans, e1.S094-10-
HoGs-Receipts, 400: market fairly steady
choice heavy and butchers, S4.6OG4-q0; pack
SHEKP-Receipts. Loo: market firm.
WHEAT-Market higher and firm; No red
cash SSc; June, S6a<c bid; July, &Hc; Au-
gust, 621Sc bid, September, S54c.
CoRN-Market firm: No. z mixed, cash, 81
13Ta<c: June, 365<c bid; July, 371<c-
OATs-Firm and steady; No. mixed cash
27kc; June, 26s<c bid; July, 251sc bid
WHIsKY-Steady at Sl!05.
PoRK-Steady and quiet at sI5-O0.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

IN the new county of Greeley there is
town called Horace, and another NAM
ed Tribune. In Grant county the town
of Ulysses is situated in Simpson town
ship, so that the whole name of the Gen
eral is included in the names of the
town, township and county. In Thomas
county all the townships are named af-
ter soldiers of the Eighth Kansas, who
were killed at Chicamauga, the battle at
which Gen. Thomas won his greatest
fame. There is appetite Appropriateness
in these selections of names that is in
marked contrast with the nomenclature
OF many of our western towns and
streams
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Exereise.

Tie commencement eXerclSe or The
Colleges of Empofia are as followes:
Annual Examinations, - Thursday
June 8, to Tuesday, June IA.
Closing Religious Service in Chapel
Discourse by the President, Sunday,
June IL, at 4o'clock p. M.
Exhibition of Works in Painting,-by
the Art Glass, Tuesday, June IA, from
4 to p. m.
Address before the Literary Societies,
by Hon. w. G. Z. Breckenridge, of KEN
lucky, Tuesday, June IA, at O'Clock
p. nj.
Literary Exercises by the Under
graduates, in the College Chap1e, Wed
nesday, June Is, at 10 o'clock a. m.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND gushes with
gratitude to "a Grand Army post in
Wilmington, DEL" which passed a
complimentary resolution to him for
vetoing the dependent pension bill.
He will have an opportunity at st.
Louis to see and hear what Western
Grand Army posts think of it.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

CLARKE, a union veteran residing in
New York, was signal boy on Ad-
miral Farragut's flagship ut Mobile. A
shell from the rebel guns rolled up be-
hind the Admiral, and the boy, seeing
the danger. promptly rolled it over
board, when it exploded in the water.
lie is now so poor that the Farragut
medal voted him by congress for his
bravery has been pledged for small
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

AN exchange says: The board OF
trade of Fort Scott, it is stated, pays
the Monitor 800 per month, to aid it in
blooming the town" When this bar
gain was made the Monitor was en-
larged to an eight-page paper. In
Hutchinson the citizens subscribed
$4,000 to make the News morning
paper. In Newton number of men
formed a stock company and started
the Republican to boom the town, with
Il capital S25, OOO.'
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

English SPAWN Linament removes
all hard, soft or calIoused Jumps and
blemishes from horses, blood SPAWN,
curbs, spIints, sweeney, stiles, sprains,
sore and swollen throat, coughs, etc.
Save $50 by e.ef one bottle. Every
bottle warranted by Lewis & McCand
less, druggists, EmpOria.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

The attention of our readers is called
to the advertisement of DIR. Robert
Lyon in another column, who has prac-
ticed medicine with the greatest sue
cess for over forty years. His reputa-
ton for curing comp licetedand chronic
diseases has made him famous among
members of the profession, having re-
Iieved thousands where other eminent
physicians hav allied. Those stuff er
ing who believe in Che old adage ''prac-
tice makes the man" shoulG not fail to
consult him anl obtain relief. His
rooms are on the ground floor at the
Hotel Coolidge.
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Marriage Record.

Probate Judge Pennington issued the
following marriage licenses during the
past week:
Branard T. Chandler of Cincinnati,
Ohio to c; Eva Adams of Danville,
Illinois.
w. B. Miller to Emma E. Loughlin.
both of Emporia.
L, Hallisted to Addie Hastler, both
of Emporia.
Geo. G. Jacobs of Leavenworth to
Nellie Crowner of Emporia.
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STOCK AND PRODUCE
Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June /, 1885,.
r. The Kansas City Live Stock market is
reported especially for the EMPoRLA DAILY
NEWS by FISH, KICK g. co, Exchange
building, Kansas City Stock Yards.
CATTLE-Receipts. 900 head; market about
steady.
HOGS-Receipts, L. 400; market to 10c low
er: bulk at q. z0(L450.
The Daily Indicator reports:
WHEAT-Market steady: No. red, cash,
Ike bid: July and August, no bids nor Offer
ings: No. soft, cash, no bids nor offerings.
CoRN-Steady; No. z, cash, 3ozc bid, DC
asked: July, sales at EXC; August. 3Sc bid, q
asked; No. white cash, sales at 35sSc.
OArs-No. cash, 2S1Sc asked.
RYE-No bids nor offerings.
EGGs-Unchauged; 101Sc per Dozen
BUTTER-Unchanged.
HAY-Unchanged, 5000.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

THE Atchison Patriot is responsible
for the following. At least, we clipped
it from its editorial columns:
In the 3Ith Kansas it is held that the
owner of jackass that leisurely
strolls upon a track and is killed or in
jured can recover, if ordinary negli-
gence is shown. In the 25th Kansas.
it is held that if child strolls upon
the track and is injured, negligence
per sc against the railroad must be
shown before the parent can recover.
In other words, under the rulings of
the Kansas supreme court, a jackass is
OF more consequence than an infant.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

AN Eldorado Republican onundrum:
Charlie gave out this puzzle to the COM
pany. n boy pointing to girl said:
That girl is my own and only sister;
my parents had but one child. Who
can explain this puzzle?" When all
had given it up, Charlie said, ''The ex-
PLANTATION is, the boy lied"
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

THE following from the Wichita
Eagle, although probably not written
in the interest of Emporia, seems I'M
usually applicable at this time and
place:
The time for person to die is when
he ceases to do good and enjoy life
The time for Il newspaper to die is when
its energies are given to tearing down
communities instead of building them
up. IL should even be assisted in its
dying if it fails of itself To accomplish
that one good for the community.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

TOPEKA acknowledges the receipt OF
81 ,237 tax on dogs. AS a source of rev,
enue, the dog proves itself the most
valuable of animals. Now let us see il
our council will instruct our police to
take lesson from Topeka and Ottawa
and make the owners of the many
worthless ours in our midst put up fol
fbpiI- pats
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

Mrs. Simon Butcher of Eagle Greek is
very sick with erysipelas. At last ac-
counts she was a little better.
Senator Plumb and wife and
and two children returned Saturday
from New York. They viii spend
their summer in Emporia.
Mrs. Dan Wicks of this city and Mrs
Sophia Wicks of Reading left last weeh
for a visit of several months to rela'
tives and friends in Tennessee and
other points in the east.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

MEMORIAL day was never so well OBJ
served in Emporia as on yesterday.
Everybody seemed to be in the process
sion or on the streets. The Normal
School probably made the largest turn
out of any one body.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

Do you know that it win cost you
only small sum to have that old chair
upholstered and made like new? We
can do it-have established business
and mean business, and have the finest
assortment of pushes and covers in the
state. Call on us.
HAsILIN s. HUGHES,
81 Commercial street.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

The State OF Kansas 20 II. d. Dow. Said
N n low VIII take notice that he has been
eIIed by Emma Dow and that her petition IS
fIIad IN the district court OF Lyon county, KAN
80 ard that he must answer said petition On
an lsefore Friday, Nay 3D. 1887, or said petition
= nj De taken as true and Judgment rendered
F-s,,sfenf = = = J.JAY BUCK,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

DENVER, Colorado, complains sorely
of its irrigating bitches. They are in
adequate to supply the needs of the
city. \ complaint in regard to INSULT
cient irrigating facilities Sunday reaches
us also from New York.
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Kansas state League.

The Kansas State League is now rec
ognized as an active element in the
sporting world. Its organization is
now complete having six clubs, EmpO-
ria, Wichita, Wellington. Winfield,
Arkansas City and Ottawa and has
been admitted to the protection of the
National agreement. As recognition
of this fact, Kansas City and st. Louis
papers head the accounts of our games
as kansas League Games.''
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

IT is announced that eight new pos
tai clerks will soon be placed on the
Santa Fe, but you can just bet it was
not done at the recommendation of SUI
perintendent Warfield, and we will be-
lieve it when we see it.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

We are told that one of the
teachers in our public schools had yes
terday or the day before presented Var
borough with a nice basket of flowers
and fruits. This is certainly good
example for her pupils, who may feel
assured that should they ever become
drunken murderers they will have the
full sympathy of their teacher. If a
man sells whisky and is thrown into
Jail, he may lay there until he rots and
none of our young misses will ever
think of sending bouquets to him. But
let him get full of the vile stuff he deals
in and assassinate fellow being in
cold blood and. behold, he Immediately
becomes hero-seemitlgly on account
of the very enormity of his crime.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

If Gen. Rosser runs as we'll for con-
gress in the Shenandoah valley as he
did when Sheridan was after him in
that valley, he will get there. He will
go clean through if he is not checked in
his wild career
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Consul General of belgium AT the
Normal.

Hon. Jules Reuleux, the Consul
General for Belgium, visited the State
Normal School on Monday morning.
After passing through the various
rooms and getting a fine view of Empo-
ria and surrounding country from the
tower he was introduced to the students
who had gathered in the great assem-
bly room for the memorial exercises.
MISS huhlman acted as interpreter and
gave the words of greeting which the
Consul so kindly expressed. He was
pleased at the wonderful develop-
ment of this Western country. at the
enterprise of its people, and particu-
larry with what he had seen of the
State Normal School. The Consul
General comes here as the guest of
a. De Bellefroid, and viii remain a
Few days in the enjoyment of the hos
pitality of his distinguished friend.
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Hugh J. Williams, Trustee of Center
Township, made his returns for the
agricultural report yesterday. Center
Township shows gain of eighty-six in
population ovef last year.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-02

For SALE.-Thor0ughbred Poland
China pigs. Choice pigs s5.0O-two
months old. Pedigree given at time of
sale. Come soon. p. o. Americas.
A, C.. SACKETT.
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PRESIDENT CLEVELAND is reported
to be very fond of base ball. There are
several other base things the president
takes especial delight in; vetoing PEN
sion bills, for instance.
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RNpoE.A. KAEsAs. March 2sth, 1851.

ESIPORIA, Kansas, March 18th, 1851.
r. n Overstreet and II. d. Oyerstreet:
DEAF SIRs:-You are hereby notified that
the understand, County Surveyor OF Lyon
County Kansas, win, on the 18th day OF April,
IeSs FDr6eeed to survey and establish IN town
shin 1a range IL, the lines and corners OF the
southeast quarter of the southeast quarter OF
eefsfion IS and such other lines and corners &c
NAV be necessary to complete the work. This
survey is made upon request and notice re-
80 - r. n. EDMISTON,
County Surveyor
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Married,

George G. Jacobs of Leavenworth and
Miss Nellie Crowner, May 81, at the
Episcopal rectory. Celebrant, Rev. H.
MackaV
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Women's glove grain, hand-turned
sole, congress shoe. worth $3.50, at
s1.OO. Elegant thing for old ladies.
Tanner Bros. s. Heed.
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LLOYD &c THOMA AS,
Closing OutBusiness!
$4,000 worth or
DRY GOODS NOTIONS AND CARPETS.
To be Sold at Sacrifice.
DRESS GOODS.

IS Pieces worsted dress goods. 1900.
.......... Former price 15c, now 10c
63 Pieces worsted dress goods, choice
styles. /. Former price, zoe, now 15c
40 Pieces serges and fancy mixtures,
.......... Former price Csc, now 1Sc
"a Pieces brocadeS stripes and plaids,
Former price 45 and SOC, now 25c
Is Pieces all wool French serges. 49,.
.. Former price Soc, now 374c
SO pieces all wool tricotine and pin
checks, former price IS & 85c, now 423
Is Pieces French Foale ..........
....... Former price CSC, now 64c
Is Pieces brocaded satin Berber
........ Former price S1.25, now 75c
An elegant line of India camels'
hair ..-..-.-....... .75c, worth 81 20
High novelty robes just one half for
mer prices.
Our entire line of Cold Faille Silks,
former price 81 .25 now Sc.
All the new and desirable trimming
velvets REDUCED.